Security News
Hospitals Can Finally Put a Finger on Biometrics [Security Dealer]
Biometric deployments in heakhcare have traditionally been extremely difficult and problematic. Most conventional biometric systems fail to operate reliably in the harsh environments and situations found in most hospitals today. Frequent hand washing, heavy use of chemicals and cleaners, the wearing of latex gloves and a wide range of demographic issues make biometrie enrollment and authentication quite difficult and challenging.....
Global Security Challenge
The finals of the Global Security Challenge are being held in London on October 25. Organised by OmniCompete Limited, the Challenge offers a $500,000 prize fund to the most innovative security startups and SMEs. Supported by US government agency Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), BAE Systems plc and Nauta Capital, the Challenge attracts unique technologies within the security sector....
RiTech International provides with a Portable Biometrics Data Security Device with Fingerprint Recognition
RiTech International has come up with Signature secure, a USB device that allows data access through dual fingerprint recognition with TrustPort antivirus (Portable). It offers the most secure authorization in data storage, without having to install any software on your PC. . ...
iDEA Matrix By RiTech International Brings A New Dimension Of Security And Mobility
In February 2010, a man working for the UK Police hacked into a computer and stole highly sensitive information about Prince Charles. He obtained officer's passwords, police station door codes and the electronic signature of the chief constable. Though he did not have any malicious intent, he was sentenced to a 1 year prison sentence. ...
Averting the USB Drive Security Crisis
One of the biggest rising security issues of the day is the ubiquity of USB drives. It seems just about everybody has at least three USB drives lying around, and more than likely they have misplaced one or more of them in the last 12 months. Whether they were lost or stolen is anybody's guess. The end result, however, is that more than likely there is sensitive corporate data available on a USB drive somewhere that at this point could be anywhere...
LOCKHEAD STRENGTHENS NETWORK SECURITY AFTER HACKER ATTACK
Lockheed, which is based in Bethesda, Md., said on Saturday night that the attack, which occurred on May 21, was "significant and tenacious". Lockheed officials said they had stopped the attack shortly after hackers got into a system, adding that no customer or company data was compromised...
Top 10 Technologies for 2011
RiTech Signature USB: After some high-profile data security disasters in the past few years, including theft and downright forgetfulness, RiTech Internationals Signature USB stick will offer some reassurance for the security-conscious and lift restrictions on mobile working. Its built-in hardware encryption, dual fingerprint recognition and unique self-destruct tamper protection is a ground-breaking combination to protect sensitive data on the move...
Hackers Aim Ruse at Apple Computer Users
Apple warned about a "phishing scam" that stealthily directs Mac users to fake websites which pop up bogus warnings that computers are infected with viruses.Hackers attempt to scare people into installing programs that pretend to be virus blockers but are actually malicious code...
University Student used iStealer Program to Harvest Passwords
A university student has been let off with a suspended prison sentence after being caught using a password-stealing tool to harvest user account logins for gaming websites.
DSLReports says member information stolen
Subscribers to ISP news and review site DSLReports.com have been notified that their e-mail addresses and passwords may have been exposed during an attack on the Web site earlier this week.
Study:
Frequent password changes are useless
Microsoft undertook
the study to gauge how effectively frequent password changes thwart
cyberattacks, and found that the advice generally doesn't make much sense,
since, as the study notes, someone who obtains your password will use it
immediately, not sit on it for weeks until you have a chance to change it.
Net
boffins plot password alternatives
Computer
scientists are looking to develop a more secure alternative to passwords for
website sign-ons and other functions. Security level extremely low if a user
utilities the same password for social networking as he or she does on more
sensitive profiles, such as webmail or e-banking accounts.
LastPass
CEO reveals details on security breach
Following
yesterday's revelation of a likely security breach at password
management company LastPass, the company's CEO is revealing more details
about the incident and trying to offer some comfort and advice to his users. sites.
Norway's
military computers targeted in serious attack
Norwegian
military officials said they were targeted in a serious computer attack that
struck in late March, according to published news reports. On March 25, about
100 military employees received an email in Norwegian that included an
attachment that installed a data-stealing trojan when opened
Bioslimdisk Press Releases
1-5 March 2011
Exhibition: CEBIT
Location: Hannover, Germany
Booth: Security Hall 11, Stand C06